British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 612-615 , December 2009

Blood transfusion in bimaxillary orthognathic operations: Need for testing of type and screen

  • Matthias Fenner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstrasse 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 9131 8533653; fax: +49 9131 8534219.
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  • Peter Kessler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maastricht, Maastrich, Netherlands
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  • Stefan Holst

      Affiliations

    • Dental Clinic 2, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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  • Emeka Nkenke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstrasse 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Neukam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstrasse 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Alexandra Ioana Holst

      Affiliations

    • Dental Clinic 3, Department of Orthodontics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

,Accepted 11 January 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00096-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.01.023

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 612-615 , December 2009

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